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India Moves to Curb Imports of Chinese Solar Cells
India Moves to Curb Imports of Chinese Solar Cells

Indian clean energy firms will only be allowed to use locally-made solar cells from approved companies in state projects from June 2026, the government has said

US Hits China Firm for Cyberattack, ‘Burma’ Firms for Bombings
US Hits China Firm for Cyberattack, ‘Burma’ Firms for Bombings

The US continues to impose sanctions on foreign companies for crimes, such as a mass cyberattack described as potentially deadly, plus Burmese firms aiding the Myanmar military's bombing of civilians

China Central Bank ‘to Allow a Weaker Yuan’ as Trade Risk Rises
China Central Bank ‘to Allow a Weaker Yuan’ as Trade Risk Rises

Letting the yuan depreciate could blunt the impact of US trade tariffs. And China's central bank has considered the possibility of the yuan dropping to 7.5-per-dollar to counteract trade shocks.

Nvidia ‘Facing $1bn Fine’ as China Opens Anti-Monopoly Probe
Bangladesh’s Hasina Accused of $17bn Plunder And Much Worse
China’s CATL, Stellantis Confirm $4.3bn EV Battery Plant in Spain
China Deploys Biggest Naval Fleet in 30 Years, Taiwan Warns
South Korea Left Without a Leader as Crucial Trump Tariffs Loom
India Wants Help From Musk’s Starlink on $4.2bn Drug Case
China’s BYD Gaining Greater Sales, May Outsell Ford, Honda

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ASML in the Centre of the Chip War

With a market cap of$240 billion, chipmaker ASML is Europe’s most valuable tech company. Its market-leading position comes from its monopoly in Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography (EUV) machines which allow chipmakers to make smaller, faster and smarter semiconductors